Sunset at Eragny

Sunset at Eragny by Camille Pissarro

Media: Oil Painting

Dimension: 2’2” x 2’8”

Created: 1890

• Camille Pissarro was born in July of 1830. In his later years, he became a well known Danish-French oil painter. He is the only artist to have shown his work at all eight Paris Impressionist exhibitions. He also helped establish a society of fifteen aspiring artists and became the leader of the society, helping lead the way to key future artists.

• “It only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character.” – Pissarro

• This painting was created while on a trip through France during the spring. Pissarro intended to capture the beauty within the silence of the middle of the day.

• Sunset at Eragny is a special piece to me. I feel that I am happiest at the end of my day when I can go outside and see the sun setting. The sunset gives a feeling of closure and excitement for a new awakening day.